Creating an African theme for your next special event? Boudashery Ltd. of Ashland, Ore., offers carved jacaranda wood giraffes handcrafted by young rural artists from Swaziland, a small country encircled by South Africa and Mozambique. The carved giraffes are available in a variety of sizes, from 1 foot to 10 feet in height. Jacaranda wood is naturally white, and each giraffe is individually shaped.

For more information, contact Boudashery Ltd. at 888/577-4235 or 541/482-7332, or visit the company's Web site (www.boudashery.com).